I don't know. Mincemeat? Any native British speakers out there who can translate?

Like this one

I think it was intended to be a satire.

Rachel, it's from a song -- shiny, happy people

It's UBERCUTE! My 16 year old daughter and I both screamed when we saw it -- and that means CUTE.

flail, for wheat

Exactly, Ted. We're talking about serious scholarship, not some bozo trying to find a splinter off the ark.

ONLY history and mythology? What the hell is wrong with history and mythology?

The original story says:
Preparations are now being made to ship the baby mammoth to Jikei University School of Medicine, where researchers will use advanced computed tomography (CT) scanners to obtain three-dimensional images of its internal organs. “This is the first opportunity for anyone to perform an analysis on a complete mammoth body,” says Jikei University professor Naoki Suzuki, “and it should provide a more complete picture of its anatomy and how it lived.”
But there's no mention of DNA retrieval efforts. I'll keep a lookout for any follow up stories

Oh, and the Queen Anne in the legend was Queen Anne of Denmark (wife of James I of England), who was an avid and accomplished lace maker.

And I suppose the real reason there's a red spot in the middle is to attract pollinating insects....?

Alex, thanks for posting my picture. I was taking a walk in the park yesterday evening, and that Queen Anne's Lace was just asking to be photographed.

Probably at least as palatable as mammoth meat though. Bon appetit!

I've posted a 1920 account of mammoth-eating parties at my site:
http://scribalterror.blogs.com/scribal_terror/2007/07/frozen-baby-mam.html

I think people in Siberia have eaten them at times. They're a little freezer burned, but, hey, protein is protein.

The research is just out, Ajan. You're possibly the first in the neighborhood to hear.